Overview

• Dimitriy Nezhinskiy pleaded guilty Friday to one count of conspiracy to receive stolen property in a Brooklyn federal court.
• He admitted to knowingly purchasing high-end watches, jewelry and handbags stolen by a coordinated burglary crew targeting athlete residences.
• Searches of his pawn shop and New Jersey storage units recovered suspected stolen merchandise and power tools used for break-ins.
• Co-defendant Juan Villar pleaded guilty in June and awaits sentencing as investigators pursue additional members of the interstate theft network.
• Federal authorities say the organized ring exploited game schedules and surveillance data to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in luxury items from pro athletes’ homes.